European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday april 17,1990 faces a no place students protest appearance of a dropout first lady from wire reports the selection of first lady Barbara Bush As the commencement speaker at Wellesley College is being protested by students who say she does no to embody the Wellesley  mrs. Bush is scheduled to speak at graduation ceremonies june i at the Al woman school in the Boston suburb of Wellesley mass. A to Honor Barbara Bush As a commencement speaker is to Honor a woman who has gained recognition through the achievements of mrs. Bush her husband which contradicts what we have been taught Over our years at Wellesley a said a petition signed by 150 students. Senior Susie Cardenas who helped organize the petition drive said mrs. Bush is a not representative and does not embody the Wellesley experience a what we re trying to go after in  Wellesley spokeswoman Laura Stavis defended the invitation. Quot the Point of fact is mrs. Bush holds a very important position Quot Stavis said. Quot she is and continues to be involved in crucial issues literacy Volunteer programs for the needy and the homeless. 1 feel she Speaks with her own  some students Don t want Barbara Bush As their commencement speaker because they say she a a College dropout getting by on her husbands coattails. Mrs. Bush dropped out of Smith College after two years to marry George Bush. The first lady was Wellesley a second Choice after writer Alice Walker  hits Jackpot the Washington posts racing columnist has won a share in the second largest Jackpot in Maryland horse racing history a double triple Pool of More than $ 1.3 million. Andrew Beyer and nine other bettors grossed $ 134,161.80 apiece saturday at Baltimore s Pamlico Racetrack from a Pool that had been steadily growing for 23 Days. Beyer gambled $4,578 after determining that a at least half the horses in the Field were so totally devoid of Talent that they  possibly finish in the Money and then plotting out possible strategies for the remaining contenders he said in his column sunday. The winners had to pick the Correct order of finish for first second and third in both the third and fifth races. A i never even had to Root a Beyer wrote. Quot my horses controlled the race from Start to finish. A i have spent Many Many years and a ridiculous amount of Effort trying to win a six digit payoff at a Racetrack and i had finally done it a Beyer said. A a in la save seven digits for a future  and the turtles vice president Dan Quayle surprised patrons at an Indianapolis movie theater saturday when he showed up for the afternoon showing of the hit flick a teenage mutant ninja  Quayle was accompanied by two of his three children a Large entourage of secret service agents and at least 12 other children. Quayle and his family were Back Home in Indiana to attend the funeral of Marilyn Quayle a aunt Janet  All for Mccartney a majority of the people who live around the Yale bowl stadium in new Haven conn., have no quarrel with Paul Mccartney and say the former beatle should be allowed to play there. Controversy Over a proposed Mccartney concert erupted several weeks ago after some residents objected to a series of events planned for the Yale bowl. As a result mayor John c. Daniels withdrew his support of the Mccartney concert and Yale officials said they would Stop negotiating to sign Mccartney. Daniels later said he regretted the controversy because a Mccartney concert would have brought up to $350,000 in Revenue for the financially ailing City. Now a poll by the new Haven Register of 200 residents in the neighbourhood shows 117 people said Mccartney should be allowed to perform while 63 said he should t and 20 had no opinion. A Paul Mccartney is of but no heavy Metal rap or deadheads fans of the grateful dead Rock group a said one resident who was polled. A i definitely done to want to see any deadheads at the  song so rare a Good song is hard to find is the new tune being Sung by Randy Travis. A a it a More competitive a the country music Star said. A they re out there but you really have to search for  Travis whose current hit is a hard Rock Bottom of your heart Quot said that when he began recording five years ago George Jones Merle Haggard and George Strait were his Only rivals for traditional country songs. A now you be got All those and you got Ricky Van Shelton and Patty Loveless and the judds doing some kinds of that music. Just All kinds of  he  painting Sells a painting by Frank Sinatra sold for $17,000 at a celebrity Art auction to Benefit a treatment Center. The Center for sexually abused children was founded four years ago by the singers wife. The abstract Floral painting was bought saturday by Bob Rossi an executive with toys r us said spokeswoman Susan Reynolds. More than $140,000 was raised for the Barbara Sinatra children Scenter at Eisenhower medical Center in Rancho Mirage Calif.trumps1 Short reunion Donald and Ivana Trump patched things up Long enough to Greet guests at a fund Raiser for aids victims. The Trumps later held hands As they ascended the stairway from the Plaza hotels grand ballroom to a suite where they shared an easter sunday lunch with their children and in Laws said a hotel employee speaking on condition of anonymity. The appearance came amid an escalating Legal Battle Over the Trumps split which has been the subject of front Page stories in new York tabloids since february. Dpi a elephant encounter school children lose a tug of War with an elephant at a recent contest in Marine world Africa Usa in Vallejo Calif. The Park has opened Quot elephant encounter for the Public to get an intimate introduction to one of the worlds most endangered mammals. Dear Abby the largest peacetime operation undertaken by the government is upon us a the 21st do Tennial census. The census Bureau has hired 480,000 people rented almost 5 million Square feet of office space is using 68,000 cardboard desks and will Sharpen More than 9 million pencils. The Mission pure and simple is to count every person residing in the United states. We expect to count about 250 million people and 106 million households. Why Why does the Federal government go to All the trouble to count everyone because the task was mandated by Congress in 1790 for the purpose of apportionment a representation in the . House of representatives. Today it is used for that and for distributing billions of Federal dollars a year to local projects and agencies. Nutrition programs Day care centers and transportation systems Are a few. Many times individuals Don t realize programs and services they use Are funded by the Federal government based on census results. Therefore it is to everyone dear Abby Benefit to answer the census. An individuals answers on the questionnaire Are completely confidential. The information will not be Given to the irs ins immigration and naturalization service Fri or anyone else. Only aggregate or compiled figures will be available for Public use. So Abby please urge your readers to answer the census questionnaire accurately and return it promptly. For every 1 percent of the . Population who did not return the questionnaires by april i it will Cost the taxpayers $10 million. However if for some reason it was not possible to return the questionnaires by april 1, there is a Grace period of three weeks. M l. Postma regional director census Bureau Kansas City to. Dear or. Postma although it May seem too late to be discussing the census you make some excellent Points. Thank you for a wealth of information concerning census taking the Assurance of confidentiality and the importance of being prompt. Readers if you Haven to yet mailed in your census form there s still time. Stand up and be counted dear Abby we know that you Are always trying to encourage kids to read More. We Are fourth and fifth Grade Stu dents in a special education program. Our teachers. Miss Eschen and mrs. Gordon Are teaching us to read and learn about the world around us. We Are also learning about the various occupations of people on Over the United states and Cananda. If you would print this in your column asking your readers to Send us a picture postcard from their great cities and Tell us their occupations it would help us to learn to read and to learn More about our neighbors. We will read the postcards and find the cities on the map. By the end of the year we Hope to have a who c Wall covered with postcards. I know this will help u become better readers. It would be Nice if your readers could pick a Nam from the list of kids in our class and Send one of u picture postcard showing the City it came from i to you very much. Lirtz a. Sam. Jeff Jaime Jared Thyetra. Justin Micah Dustin. Omar Desiree Alex Luis and Karl dear students 1 furl you and your teachers Are to be congratulate very imaginative technique to encourage Reading learn More about the great cities around us. Readers May write to the children in care of i a e school 400 e. Patterson Road Santa Maria la 93455